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Megan DeLaire

Writing

Working as a freelance and staff journalist, I've written about everything from federal politics and backcountry camping to mental health to microplastics.

I have bylines in the Toronto Star, the Ottawa Citizen, the Montreal Gazette, CTV News, Yahoo Canada, the Northern Journal, Canadian Interiors and elsewhere. My reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic, poverty and systemic racism has been cited in books and peer-reviewed research published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, World Scientific and Social Sciences.

Some of my most recent published work includes:

How Canada handled COVID-19 compared to other countries. CTV News. June 2022.
Why I killed my newsroom career. Canadian Freelance Guild. May 2022.
Getting my hands dirty made me lesss picky. The Tomato. May 2022.
Orthodontics clinics: All smiles. Canadian Interiors. April 2022.
Food aid groups brace for 2022 inflation. Toronto Star. February 2022.

You can read additional samples of my work below. To learn more about what I'm up to or how we can work together, send me an email.

Environment

Weather, humans and climate change to blame for Ontario's intense wildfire season: climatologist. Toronto Star. August 2021.
How COVID-19 could be leaving its imprint on Canada's lakes, rivers and streams. Toronto.com. February 2021.
Highway TRAP: Could the air you breathe be harming you? Toronto.com. February 2020.
Highway TRAP: Whose job is it to tackle highway air pollution? Toronto.com. February 2020.
Ontario, and Canada, should get used to more fire seasons like this one: federal scientist. Yahoo Canada. August 2018.

Environment

How COVID-19 could be leaving its imprint on Canada's lakes, rivers and streams. Toronto.com. February 2021.
Weather, humans and climate change to blame for Ontario's intense wildfire season: climatologist. Toronto Star. August 2021.
Highway TRAP: Could the air you breathe be harming you? Toronto.com. February 2020.
Highway TRAP: Whose job is it to tackle highway air pollution? Toronto.com. February 2020.
Ontario, and Canada, should get used to more fire seasons like this one: federal scientist. Yahoo Canada. August 2018.

Environment

How COVID-19 could be leaving its imprint on Canada's lakes, rivers and streams. Toronto.com. February 2021.
Weather, humans and climate change to blame for Ontario's intense wildfire season: climatologist. Toronto Star. August 2021.
Highway TRAP: Could the air you breathe be harming you? Toronto.com. February 2020.
Highway TRAP: Whose job is it to tackle highway air pollution? Toronto.com. February 2020.
Ontario, and Canada, should get used to more fire seasons like this one: federal scientist. Yahoo Canada. August 2018.

Social justice

Food aid groups brace for 2022 inflation. Toronto Star. February 2022.
Ontario's top doctor considering push for decriminalization in 'rejuvenated' opioid strategy. Toronto Star. July 2021.
As Canada searches for solutions to Islamophobia, Muslims offer answers. Toronto.com. July 2021.
Do you know what truth and reconciliation means? Here's a primer. Toronto Star. June 2021.
Ontario-wide project takes aim at the criminalization of Black students. Toronto Star. January 2021.
Guilty of doing something racist or problematic? Ask yourself these questions. Toronto.com. January 2021.
Q-and-A: Federal minister talks managing a housing crisis in a pandemic. Toronto Star. May 2021.
This is a fact: Systemic racism makes life harder for many. Toronto.com. August 2020.
Terms about whiteness you should know. Toronto.com. July 2020.
Talk to kids early about race and racism, says education expert. Toronto.com. June 2020.
Race-based COVID-19 data: What it is and how it works. Toronto.com. June 2020.
Many who rely on group therapy for addiction left vulnerable by COVID-19. Toronto.com. May 2020.
Analysis: Is there an imbalance in heritage designation across Toronto? Toronto.com. December 2019.

Health Care

Did a pension change leave some Ontario hospital units understaffed during COVID’s 2nd wave? Toronto.com. April 2021.
Ontario's long-term care is in recovery mode, but experts warn system is fragile. Toronto Star. April 2021.
Ontario nurses reaching mental health 'breaking point' as pandemic drags on: study. Toronto Star. February 2021.
Ontario’s supervised injection sites getting a hand to handle ‘emergency’ situation. Yahoo Canada. November 2018.

PEople + Community

After watching her dad die of COVID-19, this Toronto nurse has a message. Toronto Star. August 2021.
How Black youth become Kitchen Masters in Mount Dennis. Toronto Star. September 2019.
Not up to Scratch: Man fights off would-be carjackers. Ottawa Citizen. May 2014.
Three years on, the struggle at home continues. Ottawa Citizen. May 2014.

Travel + Adventure

Travel 2021: These are some of the top travel destinations Canadians are researching. Toronto Star. July 2021.
Travel 2021: Industry's big recovery is coming. But when?. Toronto Star. July 2021.
STAYCATION GUIDE: 80-plus places to visit in Ontario this summer. Toronto Star. Originally published July 2020, updated June 2021.
When it comes to customer reviews, experts say to give quarantine hotels a break. Toronto Star. March 2021.
Follow these tips for a safe, enjoyable backcountry camping trip. Toronto.com. June 2020.
One-in-three Canadians are vulnerable to fraud when booking vacations online, study finds. Yahoo Canada. July 2019.

individual health + lifestyle

Why I killed my newsroom career. Canadian Freelance Guild. May 2022.
Getting my hands dirty made me lesss picky. The Tomato. May 2022.
Workplace turns habitat. Canadian Interiors. September/October 2021.
Age of anxiety: More Ontario youth hospitalized as pandemic creates 'perfect storm' for eating disorders. Toronto Star. June 2021.
How social media echo chambers influence your emotions and your political compass. Toronto Star. December 2020.
Surviving survivor's guilt: What you should know about trauma. Yahoo Canada. April 2019.

Miscellaneous news + analysis

Orthodontics clinics: All smiles. Canadian Interiors. April 2022.
Poo-ling health data: What the stuff in your toilet can tell scientists about your community. Toronto.com. March 2021.
Internet regulation: What Canada can learn from other countries' rules. Toronto Star. February 2021.
These futuristic technologies are fighting COVID-19 one microbe at a time. Toronto Star. January 2021.
The men who died at the hands of Bruce McArthur: Families, friends speak about their lives. Yahoo Canada. February 2019.

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